Intel 335 Series SSD

The Intel 335 Series Solid State Drive made an unexpected appearance in Japan. Under SKU code SSDSC2CT240A4K5 this SSD is now on sale in Japan. This particular model has a 240 GB capacity, and obviously comes with a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface. The controller empowering the product is the SandForce SF-2281 controller combined with 20 nm MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory.

Intel's 335 Series SSD delivers read/write speeds of up to 500/450 MB/s. The products costs ¥16,980 which is roughly $214. 80 GB and 180 GB models are prone to be released in Q1 2013.